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The Difficulties of a Minority Researcher in Minority Communities
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Maykovich, Minako Kurokawa – Journal of Social Issues, 1977
This paper examines some of the problems encountered by a Japanese researcher in Japanese communities and Mennonite communities in California and Ontario. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Data Collection, Japanese Americans, Minority Groups
Survey Methods for Minority Populations
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Myers, Vincent – Journal of Social Issues, 1977
It is concluded, on the basis of this study, that respondents who are poor and/or of racial or ethnic minority backgrounds require unconventional rules of survey procedure. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Minority Groups, Research Design, Research Methodology
Some Concluding Remarks: Research among Racial and Cultural Minorities
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Levine, Gene N. – Journal of Social Issues, 1977
It is possible to devise ingenious means for adapting basic methodological techniques to meet exigencies of the research situation while still meeting the requirements for the collection of valid data. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Data Collection, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups
The Sojourner in the American Indian Community: Methodological Issues and Concerns
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Trimble, Joseph E. – Journal of Social Issues, 1977
Major concerns about conducting research in American Indian Communities are reviewed and discussed. Examples of three research projects conducted with Indian communities are summarized, and procedures found to be sensitive to the cultural milieu of the community are examined. (Author)
Descriptors: American Indians, Community Characteristics, Community Role, Data Collection